Burger chain McDonald's is set to revamp the drive-thru system at its Heckmondwike restaurant.

Two new customer ordering posts will be installed underneath new canopies at the outlet in a retail park off Northgate – doubling capacity for people ordering from their cars at a cost of about seven parking spaces.

The new ordering posts will feature cameras that can photograph people at the wheel, a new feature for McDonald's in the region.

The planning application, approved by Kirklees Council last week, makes no mention of the cameras or what they are for.

McDonald's told ExaminerLive the cameras took a still photo of the customer at the wheel so the server could make sure people weren't given the wrong order.

The new drive-thru order stations to be installed at McDonald's Heckmondwike

The global fast food giant has also won approval to alter the entrance into the retail park.

Planners agreed the access point off Albion Street was too narrow and turning into the car park for Lidl and Poundstretcher was difficult.

The existing drive-thru design

The new layout will make it clearer how to drive to the drive-thru entrance and will alter the pavement on the entrance side to make access easier.

The lay-out change comes after fellow retail giant, Costa Coffee, was refused permission for a new drive-thru at the entrance of the retail park a stunning four times.